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Outdoor Behavioral Health Care Professional Resource List

Aspiring Outdoor Behavior Health Care Professional,

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Throughout my studies and my professional experience I have come to realize the need for a comprehensive resource list for those who are trying to enter the Outdoor Behavioral Health Care field whether they are aspiring to be an adventure therapist providing adventure based counseling on a challenge course or other setting; or a wilderness therapist providing wilderness immersion along with adventure based counseling. No matter the type of professional the list compiled below is a comprehensive resource list as I have been able to develop including helpful groups, associations, college programs, training courses, and more that I have found to be beneficial as an emerging professional in this field.

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Recommendation: Read "Adventure Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice" and "Stories from the Field: A History of Wilderness Therapy" in order to get the most comprehensive understanding of how the field has developed and grown.

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Thank you for reading,

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Jonathan Ugalde, LPC  (List last updated: October 9th, 2018)

A Path with Honor: The Story of VisionQuest by Dennis Adams (1987)

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Active Interventions for Kids and Teens: Adding Adventure and Fun to Counseling by Jeffrey Ashby, Terry Kottman, and Donald DeGraaf (2008)

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Adventure Therapy: Therapeutic Applications of Adventure Programming by Michael Gass, Phd (1993)

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Adventure Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice (2012)

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Association for Experiential Education: Therapeutic Adventure Based Group

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Association for Experiential Education: Therapeutic Adventure Based Group Best Practices

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Camping and Character by Hedley Dimock and Charles Hendry (1929)

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Camping Therapy by Ruth Caplan (1974)

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Count Me In: Large Group Activities That Work by Mark Collard (2008)

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Exploring the Islands of Healing: New Perspectives on Adventure Based Counseling by Jim Schoel and Richard Maizell (2002)

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History of Organized Camping: The First 100 Years by Eleanor Eells (1986)

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Islands of Healing: A Guide to Adventure Based Counseling by Jim Schoel (1988)

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Kids in Trouble by Campbell Loughmiller (1979)

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LinkedIn.com Adventure Therapy Group

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Naropa University Masters Degree Wilderness Therapy (Boulder, Colorado)

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National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

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OBH Center at the University of New Hampshire

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Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Council

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Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Cooperative

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Outward Bound: Instructor Development Program

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Outward Bound USA: Crew Not Passengers  by Josh Miner and Joe Boldt (1981)

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Pathways to Becoming an Adventure Therapist by Christian Itin

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Prescott College (Prescott, AZ) - Masters of Science in Counseling with Concentration in Adventure-Based Psychotherapy

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Primitive Pursuits (Ithaca, NY based Wilderness Skills Instructor Certification Program)

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Project Adventure: Workshops and Degree Program

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Shouting at the Sky: Troubled Teens and the promise of the Wild by Gary Ferguson (1999)

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Stories from the Field: A History of Wilderness Therapy (2015)

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The Background of Therapeutic Camping by Elton McNeil (1957)

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The Hundredth Monkey: Activities that Inspire Playful Learning by Nate Folan and Friends (2012)

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The Laws Of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation by Dan Millman (2001)

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The Promise of Wilderness Therapy by Jennifer Davis-Berman and Dene Berman (2008)

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The Therapeutic Toolbox: 103 Group Activities and Treatment Ideas and Practical Strategies by Judith Belmont (2006)

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Unity College (Unity, Maine) - Bachelors Degree in Adventure Therapy

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University of New Hampshire - Dual Master Degree Program in Social Work (MSW) and Outdoor Education (MS)

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Wilderness Road by Campbell Loughmiller (1965)

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Wilderness Therapy: Foundations, Theories, and Research by Jennifer Davis-Berman and Dene Berman (1994)

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Wilderness Therapy for Women: The Power of Adventure by Cole, Erdman, and Rothblum (1994)

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